Compensation and Benefits Manager

Table Group Inc.; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Table Group Inc. is hiring a Compensation and Benefits Manager in the Philippines to oversee payroll, benefits administration, HRIS, and people analytics. You will design competitive, sustainable programs and ensure accurate execution while partnering with Finance, HR Ops, and leadership.

The role emphasizes data-driven analysis, process improvements, and compliant governance to enhance the Team Member experience across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Compensation and Benefits, Total Rewards, Payroll, or related P&O disciplines.
• Hands-on experience managing or overseeing end-to-end payroll operations.
• Strong experience in compensation administration, salary structures, benchmarking, and benefits management.
• Experience in benefits design, vendor management, renewals, and cost analysis.
• Experience managing or serving as a functional lead for an HRIS or HR technology platform.
• Exposure to HRIS implementation, user acceptance testing, data migration, automation, or digital transformation is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Excel, reporting, dashboards, and people analytics.
• Strong understanding of Philippine labor laws, payroll regulations, taxation, and statutory benefits.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, multi-business, high-headcount environment.
• Experience in retail, food and beverage, hospitality, services, or other operationally intensive industries is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Payroll: lead end-to-end payroll process, ensure accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance.
• Payroll controls, validations, reconciliations, and audit mechanisms.
• Collaborate with HR Operations, Finance, and leaders to resolve payroll concerns.
• Identify opportunities to automate payroll processes and improve efficiency.
• Analyze payroll data to identify trends and risks.
• Administer employee benefits including HMO, insurance, and statutory benefits.
• Review and improve benefits programs for cost-effectiveness.
• Manage relationships with benefit providers and renewals.
• Ensure employees understand their compensation and benefits.
• Develop compensation policies, benchmarking, and budgeting in partnership with leadership.
• Lead HRIS/People systems for payroll, compensation, and data management.
• Translate requirements into system workflows, reports, and process improvements.
• Drive system adoption and maximum HR tech investment.
• Develop dashboards and reports on payroll costs, compensation trends, and benefits utilization.
• Partner with Finance for manpower planning and cost analysis.
• Ensure compliance with Philippine labor laws and data privacy requirements.

Skills

Analytical

Data-driven

Attention to detail

Excel proficiency

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Tech-savvy

People-centered

Commercial acumen

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

BI dashboards

Job description

We are looking for a Compensation and Benefits Manager who can bring together precision, data, technology, and genuine care for people.

This is more than a traditional Compensation & Benefits role. The successful candidate will oversee compensation programs, payroll, benefits administration and design, HR systems, and people analytics, ensuring that our fundamentals are executed exceptionally well while continuously finding smarter and more meaningful ways to improve the Team Member experience.

We are looking for someone who is analytical, meticulous, commercially minded, and passionate about creating compensation and benefits programs that are competitive, equitable, sustainable, and meaningful to our Team Members.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Payroll Management and Excellence

• Lead and oversee the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, confidentiality, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Establish and maintain strong payroll controls, validations, reconciliations, and audit mechanisms.
• Partner with HR Operations, Finance, and business leaders to resolve payroll concerns promptly and accurately.
• Identify opportunities to improve payroll processes through automation, simplification, and technology.
• Analyze payroll data to identify trends, exceptions, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

2. Compensation and Benefits Administration

• Lead the administration of employee benefits, including HMO, insurance, statutory benefits, allowances, and company-initiated programs.
• Review and improve benefits programs to address Team Member needs while ensuring cost-effectiveness and sustainability.
• Analyze benefits utilization, employee feedback, and market practices to recommend enhancements.
• Manage relationships with benefits providers and partners, including renewals, service levels, utilization, and costs.
• Ensure Team Members understand and can effectively access their compensation and benefits.

3. Compensation Strategy and Rewards

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve compensation and benefits policies, programs, and frameworks.
• Conduct compensation benchmarking and market analysis to support competitive and internally equitable pay practices.
• Review salary structures, pay ranges, allowances, incentives, and other compensation mechanisms.
• Recommend compensation adjustments and rewards programs aligned with performance, critical skills, leadership, and business priorities.
• Develop data-backed business cases that balance employee value, internal equity, market competitiveness, and business sustainability.
• Support annual salary reviews, compensation planning, and budgeting in partnership with P&O leadership and Finance.

4. HRIS and Digital HR

• Serve as the functional lead for HRIS and related People & Organization systems, particularly those supporting payroll, compensation, benefits, and employee data management.
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and completeness of employee and organizational data.
• Support the effective integration of HRIS with timekeeping, attendance, leave, payroll, benefits, and other employee lifecycle processes.
• Translate business and P&O requirements into system workflows, configurations, reports, and process improvements.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, reduce errors, strengthen controls, and improve employee self-service.
• Partner with system providers and internal stakeholders on implementations, enhancements, user acceptance testing, data migration, and issue resolution.
• Drive system adoption and maximize the organization's investment in HR technology.

5. People Analytics and Compensation Insights

• Translate payroll, compensation, benefits, and workforce data into meaningful insights and actionable recommendations.
• Develop dashboards and reports covering payroll costs, manpower expenses, compensation trends, benefits utilization, and other key people indicators.
• Identify patterns, anomalies, risks, and opportunities through data analysis.
• Present complex information through clear reports and recommendations for leadership.
• Partner with Finance and P&O leadership on manpower planning, budgeting, forecasting, and workforce cost analysis.

6. Governance, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement

• Ensure compliance with applicable Philippine labor laws, tax regulations, statutory requirements, payroll policies, benefits regulations, and data privacy requirements.
• Maintain strong internal controls, documentation, confidentiality, and data integrity.
• Review and update compensation and benefits policies and procedures to ensure consistency, fairness, and compliance.
• Continuously improve processes to make them more efficient, technology-enabled, and employee-friendly.
• Protect the confidentiality of sensitive compensation, payroll, and employee information.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for someone who is:

Meticulous. You pay attention to detail and take pride in ensuring that payroll, compensation, and benefits are accurate and reliable.

Data-driven. You are comfortable working with numbers, spreadsheets, reports, and dashboards, and you know how to turn data into sound business decisions.

Analytical. You can evaluate compensation structures, identify trends, assess costs, and recommend practical solutions.

Tech-savvy. You understand how systems and automation can improve accuracy, efficiency, and the employee experience.

People-centered. You recognize that behind every payroll entry, salary structure, and benefits program is a Team Member whose experience matters.

Commercially grounded. You know how to design competitive and meaningful compensation and benefits programs while keeping business sustainability in mind.

Trusted. You handle confidential information with integrity, discretion, and sound judgment.

Collaborative. You work effectively with P&O, Finance, Operations, and business leaders to deliver solutions that meet both employee and business needs.

IDEAL EXPERIENCE

• Strong experience in Compensation and Benefits, Total Rewards, Payroll, or related P&O disciplines.
• Hands-on experience managing or overseeing end-to-end payroll operations.
• Strong experience in compensation administration, salary structures, benchmarking, and benefits management.
• Experience in benefits design, vendor management, renewals, and cost analysis.
• Experience managing or serving as a functional lead for an HRIS or HR technology platform.
• Exposure to HRIS implementation, user acceptance testing, data migration, automation, or digital transformation is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced proficiency in Excel, reporting, dashboards, and people analytics.
• Strong understanding of Philippine labor laws, payroll regulations, taxation, and statutory benefits.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, multi-business, high-headcount environment.
• Experience in retail, food and beverage, hospitality, services, or other operationally intensive industries is an advantage.